Kapil Sharma is an Indian stand-up comedian, host, singer, producer and actor. He is the host of the two famous talk show and comedy show they are The Great Indian Kapil Show and The Kapil Sharma Show and has received five Indian Television Academy Awards.
Kapil Sharma rose to fame after winning the comedy reality television show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’s third season in 2007, for which he won a cash prize of ₹10 lakh. he even moved to Mumbai to become a singer.
In 2013, Kapil launched his own show, Comedy Nights with Kapil. During the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, he was appointed the Brand Ambassador by the Delhi Election Commission. Sharma was the co-host of the 60th Filmfare Awards in 2015 along with Karan Johar. He was the presenter for the fourth season of Celebrity Cricket League, 2014. He also appeared as a guest in Koffee with Karan in 2017. Sharma made his Bollywood debut as the male lead in the movie Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon.in 2015 he signed and paid to do six live shows in North America but the event organiser Amit Jaitly alleged that Sharma did not show up in one city and thus filed a court case for breach of contract against Sharma in New York’s court. Jaitly also accused Sharma is not taking his phone calls, the case is pending in New York’s court. His show Comedy Nights with Kapil on Colours aired its last episode on 24 January 2016. Sharma then began a new show titled The Kapil Sharma Show on Sony Entertainment Television under his K9 Productions. The Kapil Sharma Show debuted on 23 April 2016 to a positive response from the viewers.
Name | Kapil Sharma |
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Also Known as | Kapil Punj |
Date of Birth | 02/04/1981 |
Current Residence | Andheri, Mumbai |
Nationality | Indian |
Height | 175 CM |
Father | Jeetendra Kumar Punj |
Mother | Janak Ran |
Sibling | Ashok Kumar Sharma, Pooja Pawan Devgan |
Spouse | Ginni Chatrath |
Children | 2 |
Marriage Date | 11/12/2018 |
Educational Qualification | Graduate |
College (s) | Apeejay College of Fine Arts |
School (s) | Shri Ram Ashram Sen |
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Year | Award | Category | Movie Name | |
2012 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor – Comedy | ||
2015 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor – Comedy | ||
2019 | Gold Awards | Best Comedy Show |